A brief description of Peruvian society is important to understanding the current state of education in Peru. Discussed below are key facts about Peruvian society. The general population is around 30 million 22 percent of the population lives in rural areas 25.8 percent of the population lives in poverty at $2 a day (PPP) According […]
This past week, Wake Forest University students opened their emails to the following message from the University: “Today members of the Wake Forest University community mourn the loss of beloved poet, author, actress, civil rights activist and professor Dr. Maya Angelou.” Angelou passed away in her North Carolina home on Wednesday, May 28, at the […]
For decades, Cuba kept itself off the radar and rarely allowed access to the United States. However, Raul Castro, brother to the infamous Fidel Castro and current leader of Cuba, has recently allowed small changes to make an impact on Cuba. After years of economic isolation and little internal growth, Castro faces a difficult job in making […]
French Guiana is a small country with an estimated population of 270,000. It is located in South America, bordering Brazil and Suriname. It is a territory of France and therefore follows the French legal system. This means that it follows the French Constitution and is ruled by the French government. Officially, it is called a […]
In recent years, the issue of conflict diamonds has become a major human rights issue. A conflict diamond is a diamond mined in the war zones throughout Africa to fund the recurring civil wars there. Despite the attention given by the media and the increase in the awareness of this issue, conflict diamonds are still […]
The United Nations Foundation Shot@Life aims to give everyone the shot they need to live a happy and healthy life. The Shot@Life campaign is almost exactly like it sounds. This campaign works with volunteers to provide much needed vaccinations to the extremely impoverished nations of the world through advocacy and donations. Shot@Life educates, connects and […]
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—a country currently at the bottom of the Human Development Index—the sentencing of Germain Katanga at the International Criminal Court (ICC) this past week has brought mixed reactions. The Court convicted the former commander of the Forces de Résistance for his role in the February 2003 attack on […]
Since the end of World War II, foreign aid and national security have evolved in close proximity. Indeed, in the decade that followed, United States foreign assistance would range between 1.5 percent and 3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP.) Since then, foreign aid has played an important role in advancing national security through several […]
In recent decades, substantial progress has been made in student enrollment in primary schools around the globe. Even in some of the most poverty-stricken regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, enrollment has risen from 54 percent in 2000 to 69 percent in 2011. However, despite the dramatic increase in the number of children who are in school, […]
Loutchama was just 12 years old when she was a victim of rape in Haiti. Her attacker, a man named Etienne Rene, and Loutchama’s neighbor at the time, reportedly had noticed none of her family members were home on April 30, 2011. After hearing of the rape, a physical altercation between Rene and Loutchama’s mother, […]
